Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi, prominent scholar& #Theravada monk with several publications to his credit,corrects @robertwrighter, author of best seller Why #Buddhism is true,on an oft-repeated misconception about belief systems prevalent during the #Buddha's time.#Dhamma #Buddhist #History

historical Buddhist presence. The Japanese scholar Shu Hikosaka proposed that the Pothigai Hills are the real Mount Potalaka described in Buddhist scriptures and that the region was a sacred place for Buddhists from the time of Emperor Ashoka's reign in the 3rd century BCE. 3/

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Pothigai area as a place where Buddhist monks meditated and Buddhist monasteries existed, including references to Buddhist palli (monastic settlements). The Chinese traveler Xuanzang in the 7th century CE recorded a temple dedicated to Avalokiteśvara in this region, supporting.2/

Pothigai Hills:. Pothigai Hills of Tamil Nadu holds significant historical and cultural importance in Buddhism. It was a cauldron where unique Tamil tradition blended with Buddhist beliefs. Ancient Tamil literary works such as Silappatikaram and Manimekhalai mention the.1/

Sinhalese resistance was finally successful in 1070 CE,when Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa were recaptured by Vijayabahu, and reunited Sinhala for the first time in over a century. Vijayabahu re-established Buddhism in Sri Lanka by seeking help from the King of Pagan Anawrahta. 4/

The brilliant insurgency strategy used by Ruhuna's sovereign turned into a prolonged war of attrition,of raids and counter-raids that gradually began to erode Chola fortitude.He led a 17-year-long campaign against the invading forces from the Southern part of peninsular India. 3/

Vijayabahu was King of Sri Lanka from the medieval period who ruled from 1055–1110. He assumed the rulership of Ruhuna in the southern part of the island nation in 1055. King Vijayabahu's doggedly resisted the imperial Cholas which won him both admirers and adversaries. 2/

Ruler Of Ruhuna:. Theravada tradition of Buddhism was re-established in SriLanka under King Vijaybahu when he defeated the Chola forces in 1070 CE. Alliance between Anuradhapura and Pandyas, the rival of Cholas, is cited as one of the main reasons for Chola invasion of Ceylon. 1/

of the idea of a welfare state free from the exclusive influence of a particular church. The idea of dharmavijaya or ‘conquest by righteousness’ practised and propagated by Aśoka, was inspired by Buddhist morality.".3/

as far as possible, from sectarian principles and must respect the truly religious sentiments of different votaries that dwell in a particular state. Both these ideas are suggested by the inscriptions of Aśoka. Aśokan ideals of kingship were directly responsible for the growth.2/

Idea Of A Welfare And Secular State:. "It appears that India owes to Aśoka, the idea of a welfare state as well as the idea of a secular state, secular in the sense not of a state without any religion, but in the sense that political administration of a state should be free,.1/

Destroyer Of Death:. Yamāntaka Heruka is one of the most fearsome and symbolically rich deities in late Indian and Tibetan Vajrayāna Buddhism, representing the wrathful manifestation of Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva. The annihilation of Yama is an allegory for conquering ignorance.

The Shining Disciple:. Upon a heap of rubbish, on a road-side ditch, blooms a lotus, fragrant and pleasing. Even so, on the rubbish heap of blinded mortals the disciple of the Supremely Enlightened One shines resplendent in wisdom. - Dhammapada

the Buddhist Tripitika, the Rhyming Book of the Tang, the Dictionary of Chinese Characters, the Chinese Buddhist Dictionary . and other works are kept.". —Wang Yande, Qocho [Kucha Kingdom] (ca. 982 CE).#Buddhism.#History.#Mural

They produce sable, cotton and brocade cotton. They are fond of archery and riding. They are fond of excursions and always take along musical instruments. There are more than 50 Buddhist temples with inscribed tablets given by the Tang imperial court. In the temples.3/

produces the five cereal grains, but it lacks buckwheat. The nobles eat horse meat and the common people eat goat or fowl. In music they make much use of the pipa [a kind of four-stringed lute] and the konghou [an ancient plucked instrument with seven strings like the harp]. 2/

Records of an Embassy:. "The area has no rain or snow and is extremely hot . Their houses are white-washed, and water from the Jinling [Golden Mountain] flows between them and is circulated through the capital city to water the gardens and to turn the mills. The area.1/.#Art

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the post-Gupta period,we are informed by Xuanzang that old foundations of Vaiśālī were 60 to 70 li in circuit(roughly 16-20 sq. km), whereas the ‘royal precincts’ of the same was 4 to 5 li and economic resources of Vaiśālī were sufficient to support many Buddhist monasteries.".3/

confederacy. Jaina traditions remember Vaiśālī as the birth place of Mahāvīra, the twenty-fourth and last tīrthaṅkara. Later, Vaiśālī was an important centre under the Mauryas (321–185 BCE), the Śuṅgas (185–73 BCE) and the Guptas (320–550 CE). Even in its declining phase in.2/

Vesali Of The Vajjians:. "Vaiśālī (identified with the ruins of Basāṛh and adjoining villages in the modern Vaishali district of north Bihar) was an important political and urban centre in early historic India. During the period of the Buddha,it was the capital of the Vajjian.1/